Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nasal

2 senses of nasal

Sense 1
nasal consonant, nasal -- (a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed)
       => consonant -- (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

Sense 2
nasal, nasal bone, os nasale -- (an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose)
       => bone, os -- (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Antonyms of adj nasal

1 of 2 senses of nasal

Sense 2
adenoidal, pinched, nasal -- (sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice")

INDIRECT (VIA high) -> low, low-pitched -- (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)

Similarity of adj nasal

2 senses of nasal

Sense 1
rhinal, nasal -- (of or in or relating to the nose; "nasal passages")

Sense 2
adenoidal, pinched, nasal -- (sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice")
       => high (vs. low), high-pitched -- (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)

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